Theatrical
Map of Europe - artistic workshops for disfavoured
groups.
Project implemented between December 2003 and September 2004.
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This project was selected by the
EC in the Small Projects Facility 2002 Programme by Delegation
of the European Commission in Warsaw. Only 37 projects
were chosen from among 430 proposals submitted by Polish
organizations. The Association was awarded a grant of 41,810
Euro for theatre workshops involving around 300 participants.
"Theatrical Map of Europe" involved
a large group of people - the participants of 25 drama
workshop
groups who, for many reasons, were socially at the margin
of the society. A series of nine-month drama workshops
for children, teenagers and adults completed the three
other parts of the project: the programme of open presentations
- integration meetings with audience, publication and the
creation of an Internet website presenting the work of
the workshop groups. All aspects of the project were aimed
at improving the situation of potentially marginalized
groups and supporting the process of European integration
through artistic activity.
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Workshops were held in 25 specialist educational
and re-socialisation centres including local community/therapy
centres, education and re-socialisation centres, self-help
houses, centres for psychiatric care, orphanages and hospital
wards dealing with occupation therapy. Classes were run
once or twice a week for two to three hours. Etudes and
drama exercises were inspired by selected topics, characters,
places, historical events, as well as elements of fairytales
and other aspectsof the rich European culture. Each group
chose one of twenty-five member states and prepared one
fragment of the Theatrical Map of Europe.
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